Bumble is a dating app for people who are exactly 1 percent more mature than people who use Tinder.
The yellow-ish, swipe-based dating app has exploded in popularity in Philly and elsewhere, and women are especially drawn to the app for a simple reason: Men arenโt allowed to message women first. Hooray for avoiding the guy who will open with โyouโre just like my little toe because Iโm going to bang you on every piece of furniture in my home.โ
So in a sequel to my field guide to the nine types of guys I found on Tinder in Philly, I hopped on Bumble to test the waters. Hereโs the overall consensus: Profiles created by guys to draw in women to message them are hilarious and impressive. But the conversation? Nowhere near as horrible (and quite frankly, misogynistic) as Tinder can get.
But I still found an excellent cohort of types of guys to share. Here are some of the Philly dudes you might encounter on Bumble (with their faces blurred, of course):
1. The guy who uses his dog
Because Bumble forces women to start conversations with men whom they match with, the app is all about guys really putting in a whole lot of work to get a stranger to message them. For many, that just means getting a cute dog/ puppy/ cat/ baby kangaroo in one of your photos. Itโs kinda cheap.
But (gah) I would say it works about 80 percent of the time. WHOโS A GOOD BOY.
This dude below even put his dogโs name, [redacted], in his bio. (We wanted to keep the dogโs identifying information out of this as to not publicize the dogโs clearly unwanted involvement in these endeavors.)
2. The guy who brags about his job too much
I like guys with jobs as much as the next girl. But bragging about how much money you make or coming across as someone whoโs work-addicted is uncomfortable. Iโm lookinโ at you, finance bros. Also this guy below whose photo was him drinking wine with his parents (?) and his profile notes that if heโs busy, heโs probably โworking on an appโ heโs created. OK.
3. The guy whose profile is just weird life advice
This was one of the most common bios I came across on Bumble: Guys who think their bio is supposed to be their Myspace copied and pasted. Think Dashboard Confessional lyrics mixed with the Bible.
Exhibit A: This guy, who wants all women on Bumble to know that there are โ7 billion people on this planet. If you were to take 1 second out of your life to meet every single person, itโd take 200 years.โ Should I tell him what the life expectancy is, or nah?
Then there are guys like this one, who think their sage advice is so necessary that they put things in their bio like: โWhen was the last time you did something for the first time?โ He did not think my response was funny. Sigh.
And this one is my personal favorite: โWorrying is like a rocking chairโฆ it gives you something to do but you donโt get anywhere.โ But like, if I wanted to get somewhere, wouldnโt I just go somewhere and not just go sit in a fucking rocking chair?
4. The guy who points out the obvious
So Iโm glad guys are honest and up-front with things they think some women might be turned off by. Weed โem out. But this guy went the extra mile to put in his bio โI smokeโ with the little leaf emoji. Did he think that I didnโt understand that from the โ not one, but โ TWO photos of him smoking a blunt?
(Also can we talk about โLife is short. Donโt be a dicc. 6โฒ no kids.โ)
And then thereโs this guy, who points out in his profile that he is basically a man-child by writing: โI ride little kids bikes, live off of candy, and will be in college forever.โ Thanks for the heads up!
5. The guy whoโs shirtless in his photos
Heโs creepy. Every. Damn. Time. I even tried talking to this one! Creepy.
And though this guy was also shirtless, I do appreciate the โwill write for foodโ hustle and generally less creepy profile.
Almost as bad as shirtless dude though is โdude who is working outโ in his Bumble photo. Hereโs something Iโve always wondered: Who takes these?
6. The guy with the very bad jokes
โAre you a beaver? Cause dam!โ -_______________-
7. The guy who may have a bloated sense of self-worth
This guy says: โIf youโre into someone whoโll treat you like shit and disrespect you, do us a favor and swipe left. Iโm done playing childish games and know my value as a man.โ OK! Sorry to bother you, sir! โPeace and love always.โ
Or this guy, who doesnโt feel the โneed to sell myself.โ In the meantime, heโll be โripping it top down giving zero fucks.โ Should Iโฆ know what that means?
8. The guy with the just plain awkward profile
Got enough emoji in there, buddy? He literally incorporated a cardboard box emoji into his Bumble profile. Impressive, thatโs like 12 screens deep.
Or this dude, who wants everyone in the dating scene in Philadelphia to know that he is into โsemi extreme shit,โ as opposed to entirely extreme shit. This shit is only aboutโฆ halfway extreme? Partly extreme? Like โhalf-caf espressoโ extreme? Then he asked me to eat crickets.
9. The guy who it will just never work out with
You led with โfake news?โ Really? Sorry dude, this wonโt work.
You want to talk me into jumping off a cliff? Please donโt.
It will also not work out with this guy, who made me believe he was related to the original voice of Gumby in his profile, and then that was *not* the case.
Or this guy, whose bio indicates he would choose โWine over beer. Cookies over cakes. Squats over curls. Chill nights over getting wasted.โ Actually sir, I disagree with you on most, nay, all fronts. All cookies and cake take precedence over squats and curls.
10. The guy who saw this all coming
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